SVN Europe Conference in Belgium Programme

BRIDGES OVER TROUBLED WATERS

SEPTEMBER, 20-22 DE HAAN, BELGIUM

Social Venture Network Europe is a network of business leaders and
entrepreneurs committed to using their organisations as catalysts for change
towards a more just, humane and sustainable world.

The 2001 SVN Europe annual con-ference is all about building bridges.
Bridges between the ideals of a socially just and environmentally
sustainable world and the day-to-day practice of doing business. Bridges
between each other as committed entrepreneurs, so we can work together more
efficiently at changing the way the world does business. And bridges within
our-selves and our companies - how to live our values and make money in the
meantime.

On-site registration for the conference starts at 15.00 hrs. on Thursday
September 20. First time participants are encouraged to arrive early on
Thursday as there will be an introductory meeting at 16.30 hrs. The
conference ends with breakfast on Sunday morning.

SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT WILL BE EXPLORED

„h How to cope with increasingly unpredictable world
„h Trends that will materialize in the near future
„h Money Meets ideas - a marketplace for socially responsible entrepreneurs
and start-ups
„h Marketing Pioneering values
„h Social economy: a growing business
„h Expanding companies in a sustainable way
„h Screening suppliers for social criteria
„h Corporate social responsibility in action in Europe
„h The digital divid: IT and the third world
„h Stakeholder dialogue techniques

INSPIRATIONAL IN-PUT WILL COME FROM PEOPLE LIKE:

Johan Vande Lanotte, deputy Prime Minister of Belgium;
Joshua Mailman, founder of SVN;
Peter Russell, internationally-acclaimed philosopher, author and futurist;
Goos Geursen, Creative Management Consultancy;
Nidhi Tandon, Networked Intelligence for Development;
Sean Blair, Nowhere Group Enterprise;
Chris Owen, The Co-operative Bank;
Allerd Stikker, Ecological Management Foundation;
Alex Kaufman, interna-tional consultant on social screening; Bernard
Lernout, Bemar Management Training;
Jef Staes, Siemens Learning Valley;
Geoffrey Colwill, Findhorn Foundation;
Gerard Keyzers, Nyenrode University;
Brigitta van Kanten, Rabobank;
Pierre Hupperts, Vision & Strategy;
Joyce Meuzelaar, Joy Company;
Neil Walker, Walk your talk;
Peter Malaise, Ecover;
Romy Fraser/Andrew Purvis, Neal¡¦s Yard Remedies
and yourself!

This is a conference where you are in focus. We call it a conference, but it
is really an international meeting place. Don¡¦t be surprised if you find a
new business partner here. Or an investor, supplier, customer or sponsor.
You will bring back inspiration, ideas and techniques that you will be
able to apply immediately in your daily business. For more informa-tion on
SVN Europe in general and for the conference program: www.svneurope.com.

A family affair
The De Haan location is ideal for bringing your spouse and/or children
along. The beach is nearby, the Aquafun swimming paradise is open all day
and there are facilities for playing almost any sport you can think of.
There is a children¡¦s club and there¡¦s also lots to do and to see in the
direct environment of the park. For more information on what is on offer,
see www.sunparks.be and go to the De Haan location. And, of course, spouses
and children are welcome to join the conference participants during meals
and all other social occasions.

Co-operating partners
Co-operating partners for this con-ference so far are: The Big Issue,
Ex¡¦tent, Rabobank, RespectEurope, Penta Scope, Utopies, Neal¡¦s Yard
Remedies, Domini Social Investments, Nieuwenhuys Brink Crommelin Sustainable
Asset Management, Canal Bike & Canal Bus, Fair Trade Organisatie, Oxfam
Wereldwinkels and Max Havelaar. We are grateful to our co-operating
part-ners for their financial contribution, presents in the gift pack and
efforts to spread the word. Would you like to be a co-operating partner for
this confer-ence, too? Please let us know by send-ing an email to
info@svneurope.com.

Conference organising team:
Banbrytarna, Core Company, Camp One, Eyenetwork, GreenPartners, Bemar
Management Training and Imagine.
Conference secretariat: Carla Hofland and Ellen van den Adel.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
PLEASE CONTACT
SOCIAL VENTURE NETWORK EUROPE : info@svneurope.com
OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE: www.svneurope.com

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INSPIRATIONAL IN-PUT WILL COME FROM PEOPLE LIKE:

Johan Vande Lanotte, deputy Prime Minister of Belgium;
Joshua Mailman, founder of SVN;
Peter Russell, internationally-acclaimed philosopher, author and futurist;
Goos Geursen, Creative Management Consultancy;
Nidhi Tandon, Networked Intelligence for Development;
Sean Blair, Nowhere Group Enterprise;
Chris Owen, The Co-operative Bank;
Allerd Stikker, Ecological Management Foundation;
Alex Kaufman, interna-tional consultant on social screening; Bernard
Lernout, Bemar Management Training;
Jef Staes, Siemens Learning Valley;
Geoffrey Colwill, Findhorn Foundation;
Gerard Keyzers, Nyenrode University;
Brigitta van Kanten, Rabobank;
Pierre Hupperts, Vision & Strategy;
Joyce Meuzelaar, Joy Company;
Neil Walker, Walk your talk;
Peter Malaise, Ecover;
Romy Fraser/Andrew Purvis, Neal¡¦s Yard Remedies
and yourself!

This is a conference where you are in focus. We call it a conference, but it
is really an international meeting place. Don¡¦t be surprised if you find a
new business partner here. Or an investor, supplier, customer or sponsor.
You will bring back inspiration, ideas and techniques that you will be
able to apply immediately in your daily business. For more informa-tion on
SVN Europe in general and for the conference program: www.svneurope.com.

A family affair
The De Haan location is ideal for bringing your spouse and/or children
along. The beach is nearby, the Aquafun swimming paradise is open all day
and there are facilities for playing almost any sport you can think of.
There is a children¡¦s club and there¡¦s also lots to do and to see in the
direct environment of the park. For more information on what is on offer,
see www.sunparks.be and go to the De Haan location. And, of course, spouses
and children are welcome to join the conference participants during meals
and all other social occasions.

Co-operating partners
Co-operating partners for this con-ference so far are: The Big Issue,
Ex¡¦tent, Rabobank, RespectEurope, Penta Scope, Utopies, Neal¡¦s Yard
Remedies, Domini Social Investments, Nieuwenhuys Brink Crommelin Sustainable
Asset Management, Canal Bike & Canal Bus, Fair Trade Organisatie, Oxfam
Wereldwinkels and Max Havelaar. We are grateful to our co-operating
part-ners for their financial contribution, presents in the gift pack and
efforts to spread the word. Would you like to be a co-operating partner for
this confer-ence, too? Please let us know by send-ing an email to
info@svneurope.com.

Conference organising team:
Banbrytarna, Core Company, Camp One, Eyenetwork, GreenPartners, Bemar
Management Training and Imagine.
Conference secretariat: Carla Hofland and Ellen van den Adel.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
PLEASE CONTACT
SOCIAL VENTURE NETWORK EUROPE : info@svneurope.com
OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE: www.svneurope.com

_________________________________________________________________